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RedFox
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:59 am Post subject:
Connect FM radio with rod antenna only to CATV? |
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Hello Gurus -)
I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a single
screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to attach
one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?
TIA
rf
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Gary A. Edelstein
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Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject:
Re: Connect FM radio with rod antenna only to CATV? |
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On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:34:43 GMT, "RedFox" <RedFox@NoDen.con> wrote:
| Quote: | Hello Gurus -)
I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a single
screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to attach
one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?
It's an optional connection. If you can connect the ground to the |
radio chassis, do so.
Gary E
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RedFox
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Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: Connect FM radio with rod antenna only to CATV? |
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"Gary A. Edelstein" <edelsgNO@SPAMyahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:34:43 GMT, "RedFox" <RedFox@NoDen.con> wrote:
Hello Gurus -)
I'm back again. This time I have a Panasonic radio that has an extensible
antenna and no other antenna connection. The rod is attached with a
single
screw to a metal part of the radio. I could make up a metal strip to
attach
one contact of the CATV cable. Should the other one, the cable sheath, be
connected to the radio ground or is this a lost cause?
It's an optional connection. If you can connect the ground to the
radio chassis, do so.
Gary E
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Right on the button again Gary.
I made a temporary connection between the middle wire on the cable and the
rod antenna
and it works fine.
Now to get something better.
Thanks again :-)
rf |
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Gary A. Edelstein
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Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:55 pm Post subject:
Re: Connect FM radio with rod antenna only to CATV? |
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:40:57 GMT, "RedFox" <RedFox@NoDen.con> wrote:
| Quote: | Right on the button again Gary.
I made a temporary connection between the middle wire on the cable and the
rod antenna
and it works fine.
Now to get something better.
Thanks again :-)
Thanks for the kind words and you're welcome |
Gary E
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JOHN BRINE
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Fri May 13, 2005 11:11 pm Post subject:
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yeah, that'll work
now, assuming cable FM.....I used a crappy balun transformer (about a
buck) plus 2 gator clips. worked okay too
just my 2 cents
jb |
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